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Are the cars in the small boxes labeled "Action" the same cars as NASCAR Authentics? There are a few that I can't find in NASCAR Authentics, but found on eBay in the Action boxes. I open them up so, the packaging isn't that important.

Just current 2016/2017 cars, like the throwback versions. Some are hard to find under NASCAR Authentics or Lionel Authentics, but if you search by driver, the same car pops up in different packaging. Example is the Casey Mears black and gold #13 throwback.

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In this case I would say yes. All of my NASCAR Authentics carry both the Lionel Racing and Racing Collectible Club of America logos on the card back. I dont have a 2016/2017 Action Racing Collectible box, but my Dale Ernhardt Jr 88 car from 2015/2016 has both logos as well.

I know it is hard to follow the referenced article, but to me it is the driver/sponser liscensing agreements that still maintain the seperations. Some of those are under the NASCAR Authentics line which was the Winners Circle line by Hasbor/Action Racing Collectibles and the others from Racing Champions line by Action Productions/Action Racing Collectibles lines.

My understanding is that TOMY bought some of the liscensing from Action Racing Collectibles and that line is dormant now. (I think those were the older NASCAR drivers and sponsers from the '60s and '70s, but I cant confirm at this point.) It maybe that TOMY bought all the rights and Action Racing Collectibles just started over again.

At about the same time Winners Circle merged into Racing Champions and was eventually bought by Lionel. This creates a direct line all the way back to RCCA

Hope that makes sense if you think of all of them now being from Lionel Racing.